Review of Do the Right Thing (1989) by Adam K — 07 Jul 2009
This opening sentence should best describe how much I love this film: it should have won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay but lost to "Dead Poet's Society" (1989, dir. Peter Weir) a 'good' drama film with Robin Williams.
The way that Spike incorporates all these hidden messages about racial equality and universal love into a Bed-Stuy neighbourhood on the hottest day of the year is outstanding combined with a hit soundtrack of hip-hop, jazz, R&B, latin, reggae and various others this film takes the cake for originality.
The performances are even better with Spike himself, Joie Lee (sister), Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, John Turturro and Danny Aiello (stepping in for Robert De Niro) as they make the characters more real than most actors you will ever see do, and they make this film have a social-realist feature.
The undertones of Public Enemy's song 'Fight The Power' (heard 15 times in the film) causes the greatest power and asserts the film as not being violent but rather as 'doing the right thing' by remembering who you are.
This review of Do the Right Thing (1989) was written by Adam K on 07 Jul 2009.
Do the Right Thing has generally received very positive reviews.
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